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dropbear — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0920

Use-after-free vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Server 0.52 through 2012.54, when command restriction and public key authentication are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and bypass command restrictions via multiple crafted command requests, related to "channels concurrency."

Products
dropbear
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2012.55-1
CVEs
CVE-2012-0920
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0920

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Jun 2012, 22:55 UTC

Use-after-free vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Server 0.52 through 2012.54, when command restriction and public key authentication are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code and bypass command restrictions via multiple crafted command requests, related to "channels concurrency."

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0920

dropbear

Fixed versions: 2012.55-1

dropbear

Fixed versions: 2012.55-1

dropbear

Fixed versions: 2012.55-1

Complete source record
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